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KMID : 1134820190480050589
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Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
2019 Volume.48 No. 5 p.589 ~ p.596
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Recognition and Nutrition Knowledge in Relation to Night Eating by Gender among High School Students in Gyeonggi Area
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Kim Hee-Jin
Kim Seong-Yeong
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Abstract
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This study investigated the recognition of night eating and nutrition knowledge by gender among high school students (n=516) in Gyeonggi area. The data were collected using face-to-face interviews and questionnaire surveys, and analyzed using the chi-square and t-tests. The subjects were comprised of boys of 48.4% and girls of 51.6%. Recognition of harmfulness of nigh eating was higher in girls (72.6%) when compared with boys (44.0%) (P<0.001). The main reason was ‘obesity (the boys, 50.0%; the girls, 58.0%)’ and ‘stomach disorder (the boys, 22.7%; the girls, 31.1%) (P<0.01). Recognition of the problem was higher in girls with respect to ‘eating time (P<0.01)’, ‘sleeping time (P<0.01)’, ‘high caloric foods (P<0.01)’, and ‘preference of sweet (P<0.01) and oily tastes (P<0.05)’ when compared with boys. Nutrition knowledge was higher in girls with regards to general information [night eating and lifestyle disease (P<0.01), night eating and nutritional balance (P<0.05)], obesity [skinny fat (P<0.001), obesity and heart attack (P<0.01), obesity and respiratory and sleep disorders (P<0.05)], diabetes [excessive eating sugar and diabetes (P<0.05)], sleep [deep sleep and energy (P<0.01)], and immunity [lifestyle and immune system (P<0.01)] when compared with boys. In conclusion, recognition and nutrition knowledge related to night eating were generally higher in girls than in boys. Therefore, nutrition education program for healthier night eating habit should be developed with consideration to gender characteristics among high school students.
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KEYWORD
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night eating, recognition, nutrition knowledge, girls, high school student
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